Clashindarroch 2 (77 MW wind farm)
Clashindarroch 2 is a 77 MW wind farm project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 11 August 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 28 June 2023. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 December 2019 | Application submitted |
| 10 February 2021 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 10 May 2021 | Appeal lodged |
| 26 June 2023 | Appeal allowed |
| 11 August 2023 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 26 June 2028 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 77 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 28 June 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Vattenfall
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00002002
- Appeal reference
- WIN-110-2
- Turbines
- 14
- Turbine height
- 180 m
- Address (REPD)
- Clashindarroch Forest, Huntly,
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 190 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- REPD reference
- 6373
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clashindarroch | wind farm | 37 | operational | 4.5 |
| Clashindarroch Wind Farm Extension | wind farm | 139 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Cairnborrow | wind farm | 10 | operational | 9.1 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (57.384, -2.9331).